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Understanding Conspiracy Theories by Douglas, Karen M., Uscinski, Joseph E., Sutton, Robbie M., Cichocka, Aleksandra, Nefes, Turkay, Ang, Chee Siang, Deravi, Farzin

“…Scholarly efforts to understand conspiracy theories have grown significantly in recent years, and there is now a broad and interdisciplinary literature. In…”
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Someone is pulling the strings: hypersensitive agency detection and belief in conspiracy theories by Douglas, Karen M., Sutton, Robbie M., Callan, Mitchell J., Dawtry, Rael J., Harvey, Annelie J.

“…We hypothesised that belief in conspiracy theories would be predicted by the general tendency to attribute agency and intentionality where it is unlikely to…”
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Are We Smart Enough to Remember How Smart Animals Are? by Leach, Stefan, Sutton, Robbie M., Dhont, Kristof, Douglas, Karen M., Bergström, Zara M.

“…Some theoretical perspectives suggest people overestimate animals' mental capacities (anthropomorphism), while others suggest the reverse (mind-denial)…”
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Personal Relative Deprivation and Locus of Control by Callan, Mitchell J, Sutton, Robbie M, Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit, Yeung, Victoria Wai Lan, Leung, Florence Y N, Asano, Ryosuke, Beattie, Peter, Bernardo, Allan B I, Boonroungrut, Chinun, Chang, Jen-Ho, Chaudhuri, Anindita, Chien, Chin-Lung, Choi, Hoon-Seok, Cui, Lixian, Du, Hongfei, English, Alexander Scott, Fuji, Kei, Hitokoto, Hidefumi, Iida, Junko, Ishii, Keiko, Jiang, Ding-Yu, Jogdand, Yashpal, Lee, Hyejoo J, Mifune, Nobuhiro, Murayama, Aya, Na, Jinkyung, One, Kim, Park, Joonha, Sato, Kosuke, Shah, Punit, Sharma, Suryodaya, Suh, Eunkook M, Tipandjan, Arun, Wu, Michael Shengtao, Skylark, William J

“…We investigated the relationship between personal relative deprivation (PRD)-resentment from the belief that one is worse off than people who are similar to…”
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories by Douglas, Karen M., Sutton, Robbie M., Cichocka, Aleksandra

“…What psychological factors drive the popularity of conspiracy theories, which explain important events as secret plots by powerful and malevolent groups? What…”
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Time frame and justice motive: future perspective moderates the adaptive function of general belief in a just world by Wu, Michael Shengtao, Sutton, Robbie M, Yan, Xiaodan, Zhou, Chan, Chen, Yiwen, Zhu, Zhuohong, Han, Buxin

“…The human ability to envision the future, that is, to take a future perspective (FP), plays a key role in the justice motive and its function in transcending…”
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What Are Conspiracy Theories? A Definitional Approach to Their Correlates, Consequences, and Communication by Douglas, Karen M, Sutton, Robbie M

“…Conspiracy theories are abundant in social and political discourse, with serious consequences for individuals, groups, and societies. However, psychological…”
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GENDER, SOCIALLY DESIRABLE RESPONDING AND THE FEAR OF CRIME: Are Women Really More Anxious about Crime? by Sutton, Robbie M., Farrall, Stephen

“…In this article, the authors use survey data to explore relationships between gender, fear of crime and socially desirable responding. The data show that for…”
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Not All Skepticism Is Equal: Exploring the Ideological Antecedents of Science Acceptance and Rejection by Rutjens, Bastiaan T., Sutton, Robbie M., van der Lee, Romy

“…Many topics that scientists investigate speak to people’s ideological worldviews. We report three studies—including an analysis of large-scale survey data—in…”
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Rejecting victims of misfortune reduces delay discounting by Callan, Mitchell J., Harvey, Annelie J., Sutton, Robbie M.

“…The derogation of innocent victims may bolster perceivers' implicit faith that the world is a just place. A key theoretical outcome of this faith is the…”
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Agreeing to disagree: reports of the popularity of Covid-19 conspiracy theories are greatly exaggerated by Sutton, Robbie M, Douglas, Karen M

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Through the looking glass: Focusing on long-term goals increases immanent justice reasoning by Callan, Mitchell J., Harvey, Annelie J., Dawtry, Rael J., Sutton, Robbie M.

“…Immanent justice reasoning involves causally attributing a negative event to someone's prior moral failings, even when such a causal connection is physically…”
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Conspiracy theories and the conspiracy mindset: implications for political ideology by Sutton, Robbie M, Douglas, Karen M

“…•Conspiracy beliefs have important political correlates and consequences, which can undermine trust and participation in democratic processes.•They are not the…”
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Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism by Chalmers, Jocelyn, Woodford, Leif, Sutton, Robbie M.

“…Women’s reproductive autonomy is an ideologically divisive issue, and this divisiveness goes beyond just attitudes toward abortion to include other outcomes…”
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Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories by Jolley, Daniel, Douglas, Karen M., Sutton, Robbie M.

“…This research demonstrates that conspiracy theories—often represented as subversive alternatives to establishment narratives—may bolster, rather than…”
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A Stereotype Threat Account of Boys' Academic Underachievement by Hartley, Bonny L., Sutton, Robbie M.

“…Three studies examined the role of stereotype threat in boys' academic underachievement. Study 1 (children aged 4–10, n = 238) showed that girls from age 4…”
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When is it wrong to eat animals? The relevance of different animal traits and behaviours by Leach, Stefan, Sutton, Robbie M., Dhont, Kristof, Douglas, Karen M.

“…Research suggests that animals’ capacity for agency, experience, and benevolence predict beliefs about their moral treatment. Four studies built on this work…”
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Why Wealthier People Think People Are Wealthier, and Why It Matters: From Social Sampling to Attitudes to Redistribution by Dawtry, Rael J., Sutton, Robbie M., Sibley, Chris G.

“…The present studies provide evidence that social-sampling processes lead wealthier people to oppose redistribution policies. In samples of American Internet…”
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Sexist Ideology and Endorsement of Men’s Control Over Women’s Decisions in Reproductive Health by Petterson, Aino, Sutton, Robbie M.

“…Feminist scholars have argued that men’s control over women’s reproductive autonomy is a central feature of male dominance. Building on recent research that…”
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Flattering to Deceive: Why People Misunderstand Benevolent Sexism by Hopkins-Doyle, Aife, Sutton, Robbie M, Douglas, Karen M, Calogero, Rachel M

“…Perceptions of warmth play a central role in social cognition. Seven studies use observational, correlational, and experimental methods to examine its role in…”
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